Death toll due to dengue in the city went up to four with one more person succumbing on Monday. The Delhi government, meanwhile, assured that there was no shortage of platelets in the city’s hospitals to treat dengue patients. The total number of dengue cases on Monday went up to 1,370 with 75 new cases being detected. Two cases of swine flu deaths were also reported taking the overall death toll due to the disease this season to 36.

The Delhi police will take over all the Commonwealth Games venues on Tuesday. The Delhi police, which is the nodal agency for Games security, will conduct various drills, including anti-sabotage checks once it takes over possession of the venues, confirmed Delhi police officers. Apart from around 80,000 Delhi police personnel, over 17,500 paramilitary personnel, 3,000 commandos and 100 anti-sabotage check teams will be deployed across the city. The Army has been asked to be alert.

Employers in India are planning to hire at a robust pace in the next three months and public administration, education and services sectors are expected to see strong recruitment trends, says a survey

Indian Olympic Association vice-president Vijay Kumar Malhotra on Tuesday said the sports ministry should immediately initiate a high-level inquiry to find out the culprits who are responsible for spo

Indian Olympic Association vice-president Vijay Kumar Malhotra on Tuesday said the idea to let the spectators use vuvuzela during the Commonwealth Games will "disturb" athletes and prove "counterprodu

The government has written to market regulator SEBI saying Cairn Energy Plc's deal to sell majority stake in its Indian arm to Vedanta Resources does not yet have its approval, a condition contingent

Teen amateur sensation Rashid Khan will spearhead a five-strong Indian golf team announced today for the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China this November.

Newly detected rising sea levels in parts of the Indian Ocean have led Indian scientists to conclude that the Indian Ocean is rising faster than other oceans.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is likely to probe the disappearance of more than 850 tons of explosives while they were being transported to Madhya Pradesh from Rajasthan.

India will soon become the first country to have hyper-speed cruise missiles — over 6,000 km per hour — as an agreement for their joint development will be signed with Russia during the visit of Presi